Phil Spencer confirms Xbox handheld prototypes are now being worked on, but a console is years away

• Microsoft's gaming CEO says it is working on handheld prototypes
• Spencer says an actual handheld console is years away from release
• A handheld device has been rumored to be in the works for some time

Xbox boss Phil Spencer has revealed that Microsoft is currently working on handheld prototypes.

In a recent interview with Bloomberg, Spencer said that the “expectation is that we would do something” in the handheld device category and that Microsoft is now working on prototypes while still considering what it might do.

The Microsoft Gaming CEO said he has asked his team to look at the current market to develop its vision of a handheld based on what it learns.

Spencer also set expectations and confirmed an actual console is at least a few years away.

During Summer Game Fest 2024, Spencer was asked to comment on rumors of an Xbox handheld ...